Elopement weddings return the focus and romance to getting married. The bride and groom are able to relinquish the irrelevant tasks such as catering tastings and flatware decisions and instead brainstorm about their perfect ceremony location and activities. The stress of planning a traditional wedding dissolves and the excitement of marrying the one you love returns.
Elopement weddings are the sweet soul of what used to be a wedding.
I have to admit my wedding was a day for us and not for our families and friends. We went on a mountain bike ride (our favorite hobby) and then had a ceremony with a priest and both sets of parents. That was it. There was no planning problems or headaches.